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Ussf cancelled u14 games because of weather. All that money, time, multiple days of missed school for two games. Needless to say people are not happy. Good luck convincing 8th graders they should give up high school next year for that. -
Wait until the freshmen and sophomores have to skip their Regents for the the San Diego tripOriginally posted by Unregistered View PostComment
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Did only the u14 games get cancelled? Do they just come home early then, or do they have to miss another day of school and come back later after their game would’ve been played if it had not been canceled?Originally posted by Unregistered View PostComment
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Yep U14 games cancelled. A bit of a bummer but not the first time we’ve had the weather impact a tournament (or a showcase). Seems to happen every other year here in the Northeast
Like them all, they have caveats covering them for weather incidents so those teams only played two.Comment
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Today was the last day...people have flights to catch. But had there not been rest days the entire event could have run across 3 days instead of 5. They need to rethink that whole thing. It's too much school and work missedOriginally posted by Unregistered View PostComment
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and to think they missed the opportunity to "showcase" their individual talents to all the scouts that were coming to see them.Originally posted by Unregistered View PostComment
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Most coaches only stay two days. Mondays+ they're mostly gone. Many of the games were U14 which wouldn't get many coaches anyway. That leads to another issue - why have a national showcase for 8th graders? Maybe do some regional events so they can play other teams but not a costly multi-day showcase.Originally posted by Unregistered View PostComment
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I truly hate the ECNL and their mafia-tactics, but they do run a better national league, they just do, ugh....GDA is in trouble....Comment
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As an example, they are putting a lot of pressure on Real Colorado to dump the GDA, and they have both programs. In the end the DOC thinks ECNL will prevail, and the club will go all in with those mafia mother****ers...hate them...Originally posted by Unregistered View PostComment
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first mover advantage, its no more than that. Neither group is particularly goodOriginally posted by Unregistered View PostComment
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only because in the ECNL they have more control. He also says his better players are in the DA.Originally posted by Unregistered View PostComment
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This is all The DA’s fault. They arrogantly rolled out GDA and didn’t even call to discuss anything with ECNL. I don’t blame ECNL for doing this. Who wouldn’t? DA now also has to worry about BECNL now. Once MLS clubs pull out, BECNL will compete head to head with BDA and I do believe will ultimately win out.Originally posted by Unregistered View PostComment
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10+ years experience vs. less than two. I agree with the first part of the assessment, and that comes with experience. DA has quickly learned girls are different than boys and they are adjusting, and will keep adjusting.Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
Save for Mother Nature (which can rear her head anywhere in the country at any time and has affected us with other tourneys before), the showcase was very well-run.
Not happy about two games over 4 nights, nobody is. But, it's not DA's fault the fields were closed. Why it was in Colorado vs. North Carolina as originally planned is a valid discussion point, and I don't know the details. But, Denver-metro is very well-suited for large events like this (as evidenced every summer with Club and NPL Finals). It works from a facility and a logistically perspective for the greatest number of clubs. Snow in April/May isn't completely unheard of, but be sure every local bartender I talked to (and I talked to MANY) said this was unusual.
I believe some of the changes next year will be beneficial. Some, I'm more skeptical on.
So, no, I don't believe they are in trouble. Have to really run your 2004 and 2005 age groups through a full cycle before one can really make that call.Comment
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